Return on equity is calculated as Net Income attributable to Common Stockholders (Net Income minus the preferred dividends paid) divided by its Total Equity. AeroVironment Inc's annualized net income attributable to common stockholders for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2017 was $-17.8 Mil. AeroVironment Inc's Total Equity for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2017 was $381.3 Mil. Therefore, AeroVironment Inc's annualized return on equity (ROE) for the quarter that ended in Jul. 2017 was -4.66%.

During the past 13 years, AeroVironment Inc's highest Return on Equity (ROE) was 13.97%. The lowest was 0.84%. And the median was 6.79%.

NAS:AVAV's ROE % is ranked lower than
59% of the 173
Companies
in the Global industry.

( Industry Median: 6.62
vs. NAS:AVAV: 5.44
)

Historical Data

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

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AeroVironment Inc Annual Data

Apr08

Apr09

Apr10

Apr11

Apr12

Apr13

Apr14

Apr15

Apr16

Apr17

ROE %

3.39

4.17

0.84

2.52

3.36

AeroVironment Inc Quarterly Data

Oct12

Jan13

Apr13

Jul13

Oct13

Jan14

Apr14

Jul14

Oct14

Jan15

Apr15

Jul15

Oct15

Jan16

Apr16

Jul16

Oct16

Jan17

Apr17

Jul17

ROE %

-13.06

-4.77

-2.51

33.43

-4.66

Competitive Comparison

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Calculation

AeroVironment Inc's annualized Return on Equity (ROE) for the fiscal year that ended in Apr. 2017 is calculated as

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

In the calculation of annual return on equity, the net income attributable to common stockholders of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data,
the net income attributable to common stockholders data used here is four times the quarterly (Jul. 2017) net income attributable to common stockholders data.
Return on Equity is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

Explanation

Return on Equity (ROE) measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROEs between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's Return on Equity (ROE) can be illustrated with the Du Pont Formula:

Note:
The net income attributable to common stockholders data used here is four times the quarterly (Jul. 2017) net income attributable to common stockholders data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jul. 2017) revenue data.

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its return on equity.

Be Aware

Net income attributable to common stockholders is used.

Because a company can increase its return on equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high ROE companies. Like ROA %, ROE is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROEs can be extremely high.

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